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House Labor & Industry panel advances county-based minimum wage bill after heated debate
Summary
The House Labor & Industry Committee on June 4 favorably reported House Bill 1549, a county-classified minimum wage increase tied to inflation, after extended debate and failed motions to table; an amendment proposing $45.47 an hour in Philadelphia was tabled.
HARRISBURG — The House Labor & Industry Committee on June 4 voted to report House Bill 1549, a county-classified plan to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and tie future increases to inflation, after more than two hours of debate and failed motions to delay.
House Bill 1549, introduced by Representative Dawkins and described to the panel by committee staff, would raise the minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2026, as follows: in a county of the first class (Philadelphia) to $15.00 an hour; in counties of the second class, second class A and third class to $11.00 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026, $13.00 on Jan. 1, 2027 and $15.00 on Jan. 1, 2028; and in all other county classes to $10.00 on Jan. 1, 2026, $11.00 on Jan. 1, 2027 and $12.00 on Jan. 1, 2028. The bill would set the tipped minimum wage at 60% of the applicable minimum wage and thereafter index increases to the rate of inflation.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Dawkins, urged committee support and framed the measure as a comprehensive…
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